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American juries : the verdict / Neil Vidmar & Valerie P. Hans.

by Vidmar, Neil.

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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2007.

Jury -- United States.

Verdicts -- United States.

Damages -- United States.

428 p. ; 24 cm.

The English origins of the modern jury: from trial by ordeal to the decline of the "little parliament" -- Criminal and civil juries in America from colonial times to the present day: evolution, a heroic role, and controversy -- A jury of peers: democratic goals -- Jury selection: juror bias, juror challenges, and trial consultants -- Problem cases: pretrial publicity -- The tasks of the jury: evidence evaluation and jury decision-making processes -- Judging the jury: evaluating jurors' comprehension of evidence and law -- Trials in a scientific age: juries judging experts -- Judging criminal responsibility: erroneous convictions, the CSI effect, and the victim's role -- Deciding insanity: mad or bad? -- Jury nullification: the war with the law -- Death is different: juries and capital punishment -- Civil liability: plaintiff vs. defendant in the eyes of the jury -- Deciding compensatory damages: million dollar questions -- Punitive damages: coffee spills and Marlboro cigarettes -- Juries and medical malpractice: antidoctor, incompetent, and irresponsible? -- Concluding: the verdict on juries.

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